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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils traveling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The school, currently located in Ferryhouse, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, is a recognised special school, managed by Tipperary Education and Training Board. It is not a Youth Encounter Project. Cooperation hours are allocated to Tipperary ETB by my Department. My Department also funds a Youth Worker post in the school. For a number of health and safety reasons, Tipperary Education and Training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers was approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme to provide the following - 8 general classrooms, 4 SET rooms, 1 music room, 1 textiles room, 1 art room, 1 project store, 1 multimedia room, 2 science labs /1 prep area, 1 library and 1 GP/dining room. The project was devolved for delivery to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers is part of a campus project to build a 10 classroom primary school on campus with another school. The project Brief is for a 10 Classroom Special School, a 12 classroom Special School, a clinic, activity rooms, assembly hall/general purpose room, playgrounds and sensory gardens. The project is at Architectural Planning Stage 4 – Construction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: In Co. Cavan, there are currently three Supply Panels, with eight teaching posts allocated to the scheme. In 2020, there were seven teaching posts allocated across the three Supply Panels,

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published last year and is underpinned by an investment of €200m to support its implementation, committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The first tranche of €50m issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in late 2021. The previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 to 2020 saw overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Cork Education and Training Board (CETB). The project is currently onsite (Stage 4 of the architectural process). It is envisaged that, pending no further delays or issues, the likely school occupation date will be within the first quarter of 2024. The remaining works including the demolition of the existing building,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The proposed variation to a building project is under assessment by Department officials in conjunction with the Design Team. When a decision is reached my Department will be in further contact with the School. There are a number of issues to address and when all items are fully examined, my Department's technical team can recommend the course of action to take.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. Over 134,000 tickets have issued for the 2023/2024...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that the decision making authority for any change of status is the patron/trustees of the school(s), subject to the approval of my Department. To date my Department has not received any application from the patron for a change of status for the school referred to by the Deputy. My Department understands that there has been discussions on this matter locally and that it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 652 and 661 together. The large scale capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is part of a joint campus project with another primary school and a post-primary school. My Department authorised the Design Team to retender the project as the first tranche of tenders were deemed unviable. The Design Team applied for a new planning permission...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project, to which the Deputy refers, has been devolved for delivery to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB) for the provision of a new 32-classroom primary school and a 2-class SEN base. Following receipt of a detailed design and planning report from LCETB's design team, the Department recommended enhancements to the project, which related principally to the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the successful schools were detailed in the press release of the 20thDecember 2023 www.gov.ie/en/press-release/806d0-minister-for-education-ann ounces-trebling-of-budget-for-stem-grants-for-schools-to-47- million/.I have attached the list of schools for your information. The split between DEIS and non-DEIS of the successful schools is as follows; ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 655, 656 and 657 together. Caretakers are valued and vital members of the school system. The majority of primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under grant schemes. Where a school employs a caretaker under these grant schemes to support those functions, those staff members are employees of the individual schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department. My Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in Naas. A critical next step for my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The information that the Deputy requested is set out in tabular form in the attached spreadsheets. The information is based on the annual October Returns which were submitted to the Department by Post Primary schools.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, Caranua was established in 2013 to disburse the contributions of €110m (€111.38m including interest) provided by the religious congregations following the publication of the Ryan Report by funding approved services to support the needs of former residents who, as children, suffered abuse in relevant institutions. As the funding available to...